[Feature] ability to change device hostname #1046

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opened 2025-12-29 02:27:55 +01:00 by adam · 3 comments
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Originally created by @Shiroe93 on GitHub (Jun 17, 2025).

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as far as i can see is not possible to change an already added device hostname wich is a problem for android device that don't have the ability to choose it in the app and because of that every android device hostname defaults to "localhost" wich is also how they are reported in the log wich makes it pretty unreadable

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ability to change an already added device hostname (not node name)

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  • I can write the design doc for this feature
  • I can contribute this feature

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Originally created by @Shiroe93 on GitHub (Jun 17, 2025). ### Use case as far as i can see is not possible to change an already added device hostname wich is a problem for android device that don't have the ability to choose it in the app and because of that every android device hostname defaults to "localhost" wich is also how they are reported in the log wich makes it pretty unreadable ### Description ability to change an already added device hostname (not node name) ### Contribution - [ ] I can write the design doc for this feature - [ ] I can contribute this feature ### How can it be implemented? _No response_
adam added the enhancement label 2025-12-29 02:27:55 +01:00
adam closed this issue 2025-12-29 02:27:55 +01:00
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@kradalby commented on GitHub (Jun 17, 2025):

You can, there is a node rename command for this purpose.

@kradalby commented on GitHub (Jun 17, 2025): You can, there is a node rename command for this purpose.
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@Shiroe93 commented on GitHub (Jun 17, 2025):

i tried it renames the node not the hostname

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i want to change the second column not the third

@Shiroe93 commented on GitHub (Jun 17, 2025): i tried it renames the node not the hostname ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8d665e54-a5eb-476b-8d15-010d9600eeee) i want to change the second column not the third
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@kradalby commented on GitHub (Jun 17, 2025):

The name is the meaningful one, the other one is not changeable

@kradalby commented on GitHub (Jun 17, 2025): The name is the meaningful one, the other one is not changeable
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Reference: starred/headscale#1046